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May 18, 2020

Air Force veteran is using his business acumen to teach others

Air Force veteran Matt Butler is using his business acumen to help veterans and military service members who are thinking about transitioning out of the military. 

May 17, 2020

VA ban of Memorial Day tradition 'perverse' if beaches can reopen amid coronavirus, NY county official says

A longtime Memorial Day weekend tradition to honor veterans is now canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Sunday urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider.

May 17, 2020

Gerard Baker: Hate crime in America – One-sided reporting, misrepresented facts don't help

You probably haven’t heard of Paul and Lidia Marino. The couple, 86 and 85 years old, were shot dead a week ago while visiting a veterans’ cemetery in Bear, Del.

May 13, 2020

Coronavirus puts vet's respiratory issues caused by burn pits to the test

For veteran Megan Kingston, the coronavirus presented extra danger due to her exposure to the smoke that emanated day and night from the burn pits near her barracks at Camp Liberty in Iraq. "The odds were not in my favor," Kingston, of Northern Virginia, says to Fox News regarding her recent exposure to COVID-19. "We were all kind of like going, how did I even pull this one-off? It's a miracle for sure."

May 13, 2020

Boy Scouts banned from planting American flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day due to coronavirus

A longtime Memorial Day weekend tradition to honor veterans is now canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but there are persisting calls to bring it back.

May 12, 2020

How life has changed for 'Angry Americans' podcast host Paul Rieckhoff during coronavirus

Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff is the host of Angry Americans and founder and president of Righteous Media. Rieckhoff described how his daily routine has changed during the coronavirus pandemic, and how he’s staying positive in a Q&A with Fox News:

May 11, 2020

VA, veterans groups sound alarm on mental health during coronavirus pandemic

Veterans’ advocacy groups say a surge of mental health needs is on the horizon as the coronavirus pandemic strains resources and increases social isolation.

May 11, 2020

Mother's Day outrage: Woman seen driving over graves at Texas veterans cemetery

A minivan driver looking to avoid traffic inside Houston National Cemetery on Mother’s Day has been captured in a startling video running over the gravestones of military veterans.

May 11, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak kills more than 70 residents at veterans home in New Jersey: report

At least 72 residents at a Veterans home in New Jersey have been killed by the coronavirus as of Sunday afternoon, according to state officials.

May 10, 2020

Schumer: VA must explain use of hydroxychloroquine on veterans to fight coronavirus

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday said the Department of Veterans Affairs must explain why it allowed the use of hydroxychloroquine on veterans as a treatment for the coronavirus despite a lack of consensus on its safety.